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Debt - Changes in Liabilities Arising from Financing Activities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
Debt including current maturities | $ 1,184,132 |  |
Payments on loans, borrowings and finance leases | (246,349) | $ (326,965) | $ (221,912)
Proceeds from new borrowings | 147,798 | 164,400 | $ 130,000
Non-cash transactions | 89,000 |  |
Debt including current maturities | 1,174,581 | 1,184,132 |
Obligations under finance leases [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
Debt including current maturities | 461,797 |  |
Payments on loans, borrowings and finance leases | (28,107) |  |
Non-cash transactions | 89,000 |  |
Debt including current maturities | 522,690 | 461,797 |
Debt [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
Debt including current maturities | 722,335 |  |
Payments on loans, borrowings and finance leases | (218,242) |  |
Proceeds from new borrowings | 147,798 |  |
Debt including current maturities | $ 651,891 | $ 722,335 |

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